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S 1034 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

FOSTER HOMES – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding foster home health and safety requirements.

This Idaho bill (S 1034) establishes new health and safety standards for licensed foster homes and mandates foster parent training. It requires foster homes to maintain safe living conditions - including working smoke detectors, secure storage of hazardous materials, functional pools with safety barriers, and proper fire safety equipment - and prohibits co-sleeping with infants. Foster parents must complete training on trauma impact, child behavior, first aid, gun safety, and maintaining family connections. The bill also invalidates specific existing administrative rules (IDAPA 16.06.02) related to foster care licensing.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Bill Text → Engrossment 1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a new section requiring foster parent training on the reasonable and prudent parent standard, while updating the section number for foster home health and safety requirements from 39-1211B to 39-1211C. The emergency declaration and administrative rule nullification provisions were also updated to reflect these changes.
Scope change
The bill now includes a new requirement for foster parent training on child welfare topics, expanding the scope beyond just health and safety requirements for foster homes.
REQUIREMENT

Added new section 39-1211C requiring foster caregivers to complete training on the reasonable and prudent parent standard, covering topics like child trauma, behavior management, and maintaining connections with birth parents.

Updated section 39-1211B to reference the new section 39-1211A for exceptions to health and safety requirements.

TECHNICAL

Changed the section number for foster home health and safety requirements from 39-1211B to 39-1211C to accommodate the new training section.

Updated the administrative rule nullification section to include additional rule sections (010, 102, 206) that were not previously included.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Mar 14, 2025

How they voted

31–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic6
2 Yea 4 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/19/25 Session Law Chapter 124 Effective: 03/19/2025; 03/19/2025 IDAPA Sunset Clause - SECTION 3
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-7-5AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), T
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-4-1)
senate
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out without recommendation, as amended
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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